ONCE again, social media has been lit by yet another controversial statement from a top government official. Her Honour the Vice-President, madam Mutale Nalumango has taken a bashing from netizens after she urged underprivileged Zambians who cannot afford to buy breakfast mealie meal to consider roller meal which she says is not only cheaper but also more nutritious. The Vice-President admits that the cost of the staple food has become unbearable, and hopes that as government engages with the millers to arrest the situation, citizens can at least survive on the alternative option available. The background to the Vice-President’s statement is that in the past few months, Zambians have been complaining about the escalating prices of mealie meal. The UPND...

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